Recent content by climb.on

***SOLD*** **update** I traded it in. Dealer gave me $11,500, which equalled about $12,400 for me with the tax savings on the new truck. I really didn't know how much my 4runner was devalued with it's accident and airbag deployment. Just body damage on the side and the accident was 120,000...

I just thought I would give an update on my now completed manifold replacement. Maplewood Toyota gave me an estimate of ~$800 for the parts, ~$700 for 5 hours labor. I just knew there had to be a better option. We there was. A couple weeks ago, I happened to be at another dealership (Carlson...

$600 shipped is the best OEM price I have found so far. I have a service guy that saved me some cash on honda civic tranny job last year. He is doing some searching for a manifold too. You might be right, but there is no way I am doing both at this price, if I don't have too. It's worth...

Dealer says it's the passenger manifold. I asked, "are you sure?" They said, "even though we can't physically see a crack, yes, we're sure. We've seen it enough times to know." It wouldn't be the first time they have been wrong, but I don't think they are on this one. The damage...~$800 for...

130,000mi on it now. I suspect it's bad. It's been giving me the tick for about ~30,000mi and gradually getting worse. I just dropped it off at the dealer this morning to verify that it is the manifold or if it is something else. There is a small chance it's is something else, but I doubt...

I followed this thread closely, but have come to realize my manifold is not the same as the '04. All I can find are thread about people "who hear a tick" etc, etc, etc. Has anyone actually done this or had it done on a V8 '05 or later (I think '05 is where the manifold change happened)? My...

$225! Holy crap that's a damn good price (even if it is just one side) - I wonder if they know what they are getting into. I think the dealership says 7 hours. Please give us an update after you get it done.

Did you get this installed yet? I'm curious what the shop charged you to put it in and if you are seeing any issues (leaks, lights, etc). Mine needs to be done soon.

I just stopped in at the dealer. Service Rep, said it was in one of the rear side panels, not the dash. Then, I talked to the parts guys and they said it was in the dash, not the rear. He said the cables in the kit aren't long enough to run it all the way from the rear side panels. Anyone...

My XM Satellite radio has gone dead. It just quit working. I have factory navigation. When I hit the AM/Sat button it won't go to Satellite mode anymore. Everything else seems to be working fine on the nav unit, so I suspect either a plug has come loose or the satellite receiver has crapped...

The title of the eBay auction was: "Toyota FJ Cruiser 2" LIFT LEVELING KIT 05 06 07 08" The seller's username is blacktunaroll. He still is selling lift kits but I didn't see the exact one I had bought. I notified him that his kit would (and did) work on my 4-runner, but I don't know if he...

Looks great Tego! What a big difference these simple little lifts make. Glad it worked out nicely for both of us!

Sounds like a short. They cause all kinds of crazy problems. Disconnect the trailer and see if the problems go away. If they do, then you know the short is in the trailer. Good luck.

On my '07 V8 the capacities of the hitch are stamped right on in in plane view. Or maybe it is a label, in which case it could be gone on yours. If it's not there defer to the description above.

All pictures are taken from the driver's side and the rear of the truck. The compressor sits right behind the wheel. It is behind that cover which I didn't have time to mess with to get it off. You can see one of the mounts. A bit closer view. This tank is a bit farther forward from the...